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Hello and welcome to Hanoi Travel Tips! I created this website because I am fascinated by Hanoi myself, and also because I want to take you to explore it from the comfort of your computer. Now you can discover Hanoi and get to know more about all its fascinating sights, as though you are going there yourself. And you won't need to leave your desk. If you visit all the sights in this website, you will probably have seen more of Hanoi than people who go there on a short vacation.

With Hanoi Travel Tips, I am not writing a travelogue. This website is not intended to document my travels. Rather it reflects my desire to know everything about Hanoi, and to share my discovery with like-minded enthusiasts.



Streets of Hanoi (30 August 2006)
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About Hanoi

Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam. It is today one of the fastest growing cities in Southeast Asia, and with travel relaxation, rapidly becoming an important travel destinations. It is not the place to go if you are looking for quietness. You can expect Hanoi to be a busy, active, noisy place with traffic blaring on every street. But even here, you can find pockets of serenity.

Through Hanoi Travel Tips, I want to help you unlock the beauty of Hanoi and its surrounding region. If you are preparing for a trip there, you will find in this website practical tips covering every aspect of your visit, learning all you would need to know about Hanoi and its history, culture, food, and find out where to stay, what sort of transport is available, and so on.



Roadside food stall (30 August 2006)
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I created Hanoi Travel Tips to assemble all the travel information about Hanoi that I have accumulated over the years. Below is a list of the topics I intend to cover. My apologies that this website is still very much far from completion. It takes a lot of time and effort to research and document every detail of Hanoi - but I must say I am enjoying every bit of it.

Travel to Hanoi

Plan your trip to Hanoi with Expedia, featuring the best hotels, restaurants, museums, shopping bars and more in Hanoi.

Travel Insurance for Vietnam

Be sure to get yourself covered for your trip with Travel Insurance Vietnam.

Guide to Hanoi Hotels

Here's a list of hotels in Hanoi that you can book online, listed by city, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites.



Inside St Joseph's Cathedral (31 August 2006)
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Sung Sot Cave, Halong Bay (31 August 2006)
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Fighting Cock Island (31 August 2006)
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Arriving in Hanoi

Getting Around Hanoi

  • Taking the Taxi
  • Taking the Cyclo

Accommodation in Hanoi



Halong Bay (31 August 2006)
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Vietnamese water puppets (30 August 2006)
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Dinh Tien Hoang Temple, Hoa Lu (2 September 2006)
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Bank of Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi (4 September 2006)
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Sightseeing Hanoi

* sights of considerable interest
* * sights of major interest

For ease in finding the sights, they are listed according to the English translation of their names, unless the local Vietnamese names have become widely accepted and used, or there is no English equivalent.

Sights & Tourist Attractions around Hanoi

Streets of Hanoi

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  3. Bangkok Travel Tips
  4. Macau Travel Tips
  5. My Australia Travel Guide
  6. My Britain Travel Guide
  7. Bali Travel Tips
  8. My France Travel Guide
  9. My Germany Travel Guide
  10. My Greece Travel Guide
  11. My India Travel Guide
  12. My Italy Travel Guide
  13. My Portugal Travel Guide
  14. My Spain Travel Guide
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